1:41 PM ET CINCINNATI — One week ago, in the living room of his childhood home, Joe Burrow waited for a phone call that confirmed the obvious. The Cincinnati Bengals were selecting him with the top overall pick in the NFL draft and expecting him immediately to become their next franchise quarterback. That expectation was
12:55 PM ET With a nod to history, Dallas Cowboys first-round draft pick CeeDee Lamb will wear No. 88. Lamb’s number choice was up for debate since the Cowboys selected him, and he told 105.3 The Fan on draft night that he would wear No. 10 in Dallas after wearing No. 2 with the Oklahoma
11:39 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show The British Boxing Board of Control hopes professional boxing will return in the UK in July — but will limit the number of fights
12:20 PM ET Miami Heat veteran Udonis Haslem delivered food Wednesday to two area hospitals and a fire station that hold a personal connection to him, including one that helped save his life. Haslem said he wanted to give back to the first responders in the coronavirus pandemic at the hospital in which the Miami
12:49 PM ET The NCAA Division I Board of Directors said Thursday that it does not recommend potential changes to the transfer waiver process. The Division I Council is expected to vote on a one-time transfer waiver in May that would allow student-athletes in football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and men’s ice hockey to
12:47 PM BST The French Top 14 rugby league organisers (LNR) and club presidents have reached an agreement to abandon the season, the LNR said on Thursday. French prime minister Edouard Philippe said on Tuesday that the 2019-20 season of sport would not be able to resume, although the government’s measures to contain the spread
7:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This piece on Michael Jordan was originally published in the March 4, 2013, issue of ESPN The Magazine. Watch episodes five and six of “The Last Dance” on Sunday, May 3, at 9 p.m. ET. on ESPN. FIVE WEEKS BEFORE his 50th birthday, Michael Jordan sits behind his desk, overlooking
8:00 AM ET Joey Gallo jumped at the chance to join the MLB The Show Players League. He knew how much fans have missed live sports during the coronavirus pandemic, and he knew the opportunity video games represented for Major League Baseball. “They should have done this a long time ago,” the Texas Rangers slugger
11:54 AM ET The Kansas City Chiefs made the obvious move and exercised the fifth-year option on the contract of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, a source said. The move extends Mahomes’ contract through the 2021 season. NFL Network first reported the news. The Chiefs have said they intend to eventually re-sign Mahomes to a contract extension
11:36 AM ET Atlanta Falcons running back Todd Gurley does not plan to file a grievance against the Los Angeles Rams over an unpaid roster bonus, a source told ESPN on Thursday. Gurley, who was released by the Rams in March, is owed a $7.55 million roster bonus, but offset language can reduce the payment